Police battles with a section of students at the University of Nairobi on Thursday night after they took to the streets to protest the killing of a former student leader at the institution allegedly by the police.
The students blocked State House Road as they engaged police in running battles.
Another student said to have been stabbed in the course of the day and was rushed to Kenyatta National Hospital. The borne of contention is the fight for control of shops near the university by a section of former students and traders.
Mr. Samuel Ragira expressed his concern on his Facebook account, asking the OCS to act swiftly;
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“This issue is disturbing as the police are watching it happen. Students are being harassed and others losing their phones. We want to know why the police can side with people terrorising innocent Kenyans.
“Why should a mama mboga pay 10K to unknown people to do business? Are we managed by terrorists in the name of police? I reported this matter to Jogoo House control room and police were sent but they instead resorted to ignore the situation.
“We now appeal to the County government and National government to tell us who are these criminals. We cannot allow.
The Nation has also established that Mr Ragira’s body was ferried to the mortuary by a Kileleshwa Police Station official car.
The body arrived at the morgue at 7.25pm.
The police officers recorded the cause of death as “mob injustice.”
The former veteran student leader Babu Owino shared his sentiments on his Facebook page condemning the act;
When will injustice end in Kenya?